The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-06

stated on one or more occa-
sions slately, when the shortcom-
ings of the present chief executive
were under discussion, that nothing
better could be expected of a man who
had never been west of some designated
place or river, and this, [ suppose.
means the same thing that my Chicago
| friend meant. and involves the same &C
cusatlon and conclusions. If my alleged
official crimes and misdemeanors are
thus charitably accounted for, | shall
not complain. While confess that the
declaration of the representative OF this
city, as have given it, is an evidence
that local pride and loyalty of which
your city Is great monument, all have
heard of it, if they have never
seen it, for every one of your
people seems to have organized himself
a committee of one to spread its glories
abroad, and now that am here l feel
like saying with the queen of Sheba.
that the half was not told me. After
relating theshistory of Chicago's growth.
President Cleveland concluded as fol-
lows: You have said that the Presi-
dent ought to see Chicago. l am here
to see it and its hospitable large
hearted people. But because your city
is great and your interests SO large and
important, know you will allow me to
suggest that have left at home city
you ought to see and know more about,
In point of fact it would be
well for you to keep your eyes closely
upon it all the time. Your servants
and agents are there. They are there
to protect your interests and aid your
efforts to advance your prosperity and
well being. Your busting trade and
your wearing ceaseless activity of hand
and brain will not yield the result you
deserve unlt SIS wisdom guides the policy
of your government, and unless your
needs are regarded at the capital of the
nation. 1t will be well for you not to
forget that in the performance of your
political duties, with calm thoughtful
ness and broad patriotism, there lies
not only safeguard against business
disaster, hut an important obligation OF
citizenship.
Mrs Cleveland became fatigued and
left the carriage at the Palmer House.
where she rested quietly for several
hours. Reports that she had been
taken suddenly i'll were circulated, but
they were unfounded. Mrs. Cleveland
was very tired. but nothing more
serious, and she is now with the Pres
ident, receiving the public IN the ro-
tunda of the hotel.
TWAS % o'clock when the last of the
long procession and crowd began to dis
perse. There was such Jana then that
the President could not leave the plat
form for some time. Finally, however,
he got away, almost faint with hunger
and exertion, and had dinner. In less
than an hour a public reception III
the Palmer House began and a
mob of 100000 people rushed
| like wild beasts at the President
and wife. So thHnderOus was the din
that the score of perspiring trumpeters
s emed engaged in dumb show. La
vain did the police, clubs in hand.
endeayOr to stem the rush. The rope
| barriers were swept away at the first
rush. Mrs. Cleveland was retired into
an alcoye, while the President plunged
into the surging crowd and sturdily
shOaldered himself into the place
where 1t had been decided he should
stand. Three times did files Of brawny
dismounted cavalrymen seize the ends
of one of the ropes That had been
dashed TO the floor and strive to
drag back the eager multitude 4:
only with the aid of q double Gordon CT
bring faint mbIance of order. The
President meanwhile shook hands right
and left, until he was red in the face,
and his collar lay limp above his black
coat. Behind him, at the entrance to
the alcove, stood Mrs. Cleveland, bow
ing and smiling good naturally at the
crowd. She stepped little nearer her
husband when the first appear
ance of a line had begun to
be formed. At the head came a
detachmento of Union Veterans bearing a
tattered battle flag of the Eleventh
Kansas Volunteers. While the President
warmly greeted the old soldiers, one al
ter another, the coloT-bearer stepped
forward to Mrs. CleYeland and gently
lowering the old flag, bid her clip off one
of it's precious shreds, as q memento of
the day. The Presidents wife grace
fully complied, and while the spectators
went wild with enthusiasm, displayed
her trophy proudly to the ladies at her
side. A low estimate of the number of
persons with whom the President shook
hands is 5000, but they were
the fortunate few of the thousands in
the corridors and thousands upon
thousands in the streets failed even to
catch sight of his face. During the
crush OUTSIDE, Ii Is ShlS W say rs lduy
as fifty women had to be borne from
the throng into the stores near by,
fainting from exhaustion.
Simplicity and lack of ostentatious-
ness were the distinguishing characters
OF the evening reception at the Colunl-
bia Theatre. Ten thousand tickets of
admission had been issued, and only
ticket holders were admitted. A q 'or
mad been laid throughout the house,
level with the stage. and beautiful y
uarpeted, while the whole interior of
the theatre was beautifully decorated
with flowers. ferns, palms and bunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland stood
together, each having pleasant word
and hearty handshake for all corners.
Mrs. Cieveland's costume was elegant,
and her deme8nor enchanted everyone.
1t seemed as though she never would
tire of welcoming the people who
glided by her, and the President was
none the less gracious. The reception
was notable event in Chicago's history.
Ithad been announced that the recep-
ton would close at IL o'clock, but the
President and his wife, seeing q long
line of aDx!ous faces lingering past the
hour. it was nearly midnight when. the
reception closed, and then two or three
thousand people were turned away dis
Amounted